Operational Risk Advisor | Flexible Work & Impact

Cuscal Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recognition and development programs

Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Cuscal Limited is seeking an Operational Risk Advisor to join the Group Risk & Compliance team in Sydney. You will identify, assess and manage operational risk, acting as a trusted advisor and delivering practical risk guidance while embedding strong risk frameworks across the organisation.

You’ll contribute to non-financial risk reporting for management committees and the Board, support incident resolution, and drive continuous improvement through assurance reviews and root cause analysis.

Qualifications

• Experience with non-financial risk and compliance frameworks within financial services.
• Solid understanding of operational and non-financial risk in banking or finance.
• Analytical and critical thinking to translate risk data into insights.
• Experience embedding operational risk management into business processes.
• Strong stakeholder management with ability to influence across levels.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Independent Line 2 assurance reviews of operational incidents and issues.
• Partner with business units to assess and manage operational risks and strengthen controls.
• Analyse operational risk data to identify trends and provide insights.
• Support management and resolution of incidents, issues and control gaps.
• Collaborate to develop action plans following assurance reviews.
• Support root cause analysis and identify trends across incidents.
• Report monthly Key Risk Indicators for non-financial risk.

Skills

Non-financial risk

Banking/finance risk

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Autonomous work

Education

Commerce/finance degree

Job description

Cuscal Limited is seeking an Operational Risk Advisor to join the Group Risk & Compliance team in Sydney. You will identify, assess and manage operational risk, acting as a trusted advisor and delivering practical risk guidance while embedding strong risk frameworks across the organisation.

You’ll contribute to non-financial risk reporting for management committees and the Board, support incident resolution, and drive continuous improvement through assurance reviews and root cause analysis.